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Looking For Trouble (And Seeing It)
I’ve known a few troublemakers over the years. These were guys with huge chips on both shoulders, who would gladly pick a fight if you looked at them wrong. And looking at them wrong could
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Why Facial Disfigurements Creep Us Out
Science: Whether we realize it or not, most of us have a knee-jerk reaction when we see someone with a facial disfigurement, such as psoriasis, a cleft lip, or a birthmark. We may sit away
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Wide-Faced Men: Good Guys or Bad?
TIME: Think of the stereotypical tough guy: broad-faced, square-jawed, uber-macho. Research even bears out this convention, linking wider, more masculine faces with characteristics like dishonesty, lack of cooperation and perceived lack of warmth. But a
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Looks Overshadow Reputation When Deciding Who To Trust
LiveScience: When faced with a decision of who to trust with money, people will often choose the face that looks the most trustworthy, shunning those who they deem look sketchy. Interestingly, a new study shows
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Men With Aggressive Faces Are Secretly Selfless
Gizmodo: Looks can be deceptive. If you want some proof, consider a new study which analyzes the actions of aggressive-looking males. Turns out, men with angry, violent faces are actually far more likely to makes
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Macho Guys Can Be Surprisingly Cooperative, Study Finds
LiveScience: Movie star Chris Hemsworth plays a macho guy as both the huntsman in “Snow White and the Huntsman” and Thor in “The Avengers.” But new research suggests that men with Hemsworth’s broad-faced, square-jawed look
